Explore these resources for crafting your project pitch, refining your strategy, navigating your local environment, and more. These tools are a great first step to implementing employer-based child care solutions.
Identify guiding principles, ideals, and limitations for this project.
Calculate revenue per child, bottom line estimates, and costs around absenteeism and turnover.
Understand space requirements and other facility considerations.
Define your vision to establish the big picture of needs, priorities, and desired outcomes.
A guide for simple data collection before surveying employees.
A guide for understanding the licensed capacity vs child care need in your area.
Engage key audiences to become champions for your proposal.
A guide for surveying your employees to understand their needs.
Building Childcare Solutions, Together
A video to educate colleagues about why child care is a workforce issue, not a family issue.
Workforce of Today, Workforce of Tomorrow
A report with strategies for businesses to improve child care access.
The Childcare Roadmap for Employers
Helps senior leaders see the child care needs for parents working non-traditional shifts.
Economic Impact of Childcare Breakdowns
Data about the estimated annual economic impact of child care issues for organizations.
Childcare Assistance and Tax Credits
Guide for federal child care resources and strategies for employers.
ECE Employer Roadmap
Strategic guide for implementing effective early childhood education initiatives.
Child Care Data Overview
Bipartisan Policy Center
Get a snapshot of your state: number of children under 5, supply gaps, and funding.
Child Care Desert Map
Center for American Progress
Understand the care landscape for your zip code, in terms of need vs. availability.
ROI Report & Calculator
Moms First
Learn about the ROI of child care investments and how to calculate your own.
State by State Costs
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
Understand costs of early childhood programs and how decisions about costs impact quality.